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аба

аба

See also: Appendix:Variations of "aba"

Abaza

Noun

аба • ‎(ābā)

  1. father

Abkhaz

Adjective

а-ба́ • ‎(ā-bā́)

  1. dry

Synonyms

  • а-ҩа́ ‎(ā-ʿ°ā́)

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowing from Ottoman Turkish عبا ‎(abâ) (Turkish aba), from Arabic عَبَاءَة ‎(ʿabāʾa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əˈba/

Noun

аба́ • ‎(abá) f

  1. frieze, homespun, coarse woollen cloth
  2. cloak

Inflection

Inflection of аба
singular plural
indefinite аба аби
definite абата абите
vocative form або аби

Khakas

Noun

аба • ‎(aba)

  1. bear (mammal)

Declension

Kyrgyz

Noun

аба • ‎(aba)

  1. air

Russian

Etymology 1

Borrowing from Ottoman Turkish عبا ‎(abâ) (Turkish aba), from Arabic عَبَاءَة ‎(ʿabāʾa).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐˈba]

Noun

аба́ • ‎(abá) f inan ‎(genitive абы́, uncountable)

  1. aba, a coarse woven cloth
  2. a cloak-like garment made from aba
Declension
Declension of аба́ (inan sg-only fem-form hard-stem accent-b) 
singular
nominative аба́
abá
genitive абы́
abý
dative абе́
abé
accusative абу́
abú
instrumental або́й, або́ю
abój, abóju
prepositional абе́
abé
Derived terms
  • абиный ‎(abinyj)
See also

References

  • Fasmer, Maks (1964–1973), “аба”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačev O. N., Moscow: Progress

Etymology 2

Limited spread suggests Bashkir аба ‎(aba, “expression of surprise, indignation”), Chuvash апа ‎(apa, “expression of surprise, indignation”).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐˈba]

Interjection

аба́ • ‎(abá)

  1. (dialectal, Ural) Well, I never! (expression of surprise)
Synonyms

Etymology 3

From Tatar dialectal аба ‎(aba). According to Anikin, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *aba ‎(“father, bear”), Proto-Mongolic *aba ‎(“father”) > Mongolian ав ‎(av). See also а́ва ‎(áva), апа ‎(apa).

Also compare Old East Slavic абба ‎(abba).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈabə]

Noun

а́ба • ‎(ába) f anim ‎(genitive а́бы, nominative plural а́бы, genitive plural аб)

  1. (dialectal, Omsk) elder sister
  2. (dialectal, Omsk) father's sister
Declension
Declension of а́ба (anim fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative а́ба
ába 		а́бы
áby
genitive а́бы
áby 		а́б
áb
dative а́бе
ábe 		а́бам
ábam
accusative а́бу
ábu 		а́б
áb
instrumental а́бой, а́бою
áboj, áboju 		а́бами
ábami
prepositional а́бе
ábe 		а́бах
ábax
References
  • Anikin, A. Je. (2007), “аба”, in Russkij etimologičeskij slovarʹ [Russian Etymological Dictionary] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow: Rukopisnyje pamjatniki Drevnej Rusi, pages 61

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowing from Ottoman Turkish عبا ‎(abâ) (Turkish aba), from Arabic عَبَاءَة ‎(ʿabāʾa).

Noun

аба f ‎(Latin spelling aba)

  1. aba

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